Hello, Friends.
We are enjoying some beautiful summer days. We are planning to open our classes on Zoom. Look for the registration in the very near future.
Tests of mosquitos in the area show that they are carrying West Nile Virus. West Nile Virus is spread from birds to humans through mosquito bites. Mothers can transmit the virus to nursing children and pregnant mothers to their babies. Eight out of ten people show no symptoms. Symptoms include: headaches, body aches, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, rash. One in 50 people can have serious illness.
The CDC recommends using insect sprays and long sleeve and pants to prevent bites.
Back to School and Buses
Children are back to school (in some districts and situations). This means the there are busses running and children waiting for their rides. It is a great time to refresh your Indiana Rules of the Road related to busses and school zones.
School Zone Speed Limits (p. 41)
If you are driving near a school, you must slow down to the lower, posted speed limit for the school zone. Common hours for school zone speed limits are 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. However, local authorities may also establish lower speed limits for school zones whenever children are present.
School Bus Speed Limits (p. 41)
When not driving on an interstate or state highway, the maximum speed limit for a school bus is 40 miles per hour unless the posted speed limit is lower. The maximum speed limit for a school bus on an interstate or highway is 60 miles per hour or the posted speed limit.
This means that if you are following a bus on the highway or on 146th, the bus will be travelling slower than the speed limit (and rest of the traffic). Be safe when passing the bus and don't tailgate.
School Buses (p. 51 and 52)
School Buses School buses are equipped with both amber and red flashing lights. When the school bus driver activates the amber lights, he or she is warning other drivers that the bus is slowing and is going to load or unload children. Once the bus stops, the red lights and stop arm will be activated.
You must stop when you approach a school bus with flashing red lights activated and stop arm extended.
You must stop when you approach a school bus with flashing red lights activated and stop arm extended.
If you are driving on a roadway divided by a barrier or unimproved median, you are required to stop only if you are traveling in the same direction as the school bus.
The biggest threat to children who ride a bus to school is not the bus ride, but approaching or leaving the bus.
School Bus Stops: When approaching a bus stop:
- Watch for children playing or congregating near bus stops
- Be aware that children arriving late for the bus may dart into the street without looking
- Be prepared to stop when yellow flashing lights appear on the bus, which warn drivers the bus will be coming to a stop.
- Disregarding a school bus stop arm can result in a Class A misdemeanor, a Level 6 felony if the offense results in bodily injury, or a Level 5 felony if the offense results in death.
School buses stop at all railroad crossings. Rear-end collisions involving school buses stopped at railroad crossings have increased in recent years.
Don't forget all the great bus songs to sing both on the bus and while thinking about riding the bus:
People are saying: Voting Vocabulary
Concerns about voter fraud for the presidential election are being aired.
There are a number of ways to vote as a Hoosier and specifically if you are a resident of Hamilton County. Find out specific details by going to the Hamilton County Election Office webpage. In all cases, the voter needs register to vote prior to the election. Voters have to show proof of identity when voting.
- Mail in: this is not an option in Indiana; ballots are mass mailed to voters without request on the assumption that voting records are accurate and will be received
- Absentee: the voter is not in residence or able to go to the polls to vote; the voter must request an absentee ballot (these are sent and received by mail)
- Vote by Travel Board: voters must register by the Monday before the election to have someone come to you bringing your ballot
- Voting: early voting opens in October; voters can begin voting at the county courthouse beginning in October.
- Polling place: going to vote in person locally on the day of the election
Bus etiquette is important to keep the ride pleasant, but more importantly, to keep everyone safe.
On the bus
- Students should always be able to hear the driver.
- Always face forward with your feet on the floor.
- Stay seated.
- Wait until the bus comes to a complete stop before standing up.
- Be silent at railroad crossings so the driver can listen for trains.
- Keep your hands to yourself.
- Follow all the bus driver's directions.
- Keep your face mask on.
At the bus stop
- Never cross close to the front of the bus - make sure the driver can see you.
- Never pick up anything you drop close to or under the bus - ask the driver what to do.
- Never run after the bus or bang on the side.
- If you must cross the street in front of the bus, follow the driver's directions, and stop and look before you cross.
- Never run across the street, it's better to miss the bus than rush and risk being hit by a car.
- Stay away from the rear and the sides of the bus - always be in a safe place where the driver can see you.
Parents
- Never pass a school bus when its stop lights are flashing.
- Be extra vigilant around school hours - assume a child might run out any moment.
- be courteous to school buses, give them room and let them change lanes when they need to.
Carmel Clay Schools Transportation has some excellent video directions for how to behave around a bus.
International Bible Study: Tuesdays, 9:30, Zoom
We talked about Mark 14: 32-42. Jesus goes to a garden to pray. He asks his disciples to watch with him because "[his] soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death (34)", but they can't stay awake. Jesus is anticipating his betrayal, capture, trial and death. Jesus prays to his Abba to give him a reprieve from the suffering. Finally, Jesus moves forward with resolve. This beautiful story shows how Jesus struggles and then faces his fate saving us from our fate.
August 18: Join us. Jesus is arrested! Mark 14: 43-52.
International Friends: Tuesdays, 10:30, Zoom
August 18
Conversation: Wednesdays, 4:30, Zoom
August 19
very near: really close
tailgate: follow the vehicle in front too close; you should be a minimum of three seconds behind the vehicle in front (pick a sign in the distance: when the car in front finishes passing the sign, count three seconds. Did you come up to the sign before counting three? If yes, slow down!)
amber: yellow
misdemeanor: a crime that involves
felony: a serious crime (eg, murder)
[his]: when quoting and a word is substituted to make something understandable given the sentence structure or context; in this case the literal or actual quote is "My soul is ..."
overwhelmed: defeated
sorrow: deep sadness
fate: destined actions; something out of someone's control
etiquette: manners
vigilant: watch out
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